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    Telikiai

    7°12′S 177°09′E

    Telikiai (or Meang) is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. Meang means "west". The islet features in the legends of the Tekaunibiti family, whose members went to catch birds on the islet and found three teanti-ma-aomata (half-spirit and half-human creatures) and captured two.

    7°12′S 177°09′E

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    Telikiai (or Meang) is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. Meang means "west". The islet features in the legends of the Tekaunibiti family, whose members went to catch birds on the islet and found three teanti-ma-aomata (half-spirit and half-human creatures) and captured two.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Nui

    Also in Tuvalu

    • Vaitupu

      5.5 km²▲ 25 m

      Major islands

    • Nui

      3.4 km²

      Major islands

    • Nanumanga

      3.2 km²▲ 19 m

      Major islands

    • Nukufetau

      3 km²

      Major islands

    • Niutao

      2.5 km²▲ 19 m

      Major islands

    • Funafuti

      2.4 km²

      Major islands

    • Nanumea

      2.4 km²▲ 21 m

      Major islands

    • Fongafale

      1.9 km²▲ 12 m

      Major islands

    Also in Polynesia

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Society Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tahiti

      1,044 km²▲ 2,241 m

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia